Mo Zi Chen pursed her lips, and her eyes seemed to have tears welling up, but they didn't fall. She was stunned for a moment before suddenly saying: "Ren Si Ge, do you know? The downfall of Peach Blossom Village was actually because of me."
Ren Gengxin was taken aback, never expecting her to say such a thing. After a moment of stunned silence, he finally spoke up: "Actually, I had already guessed it. This village has been hidden for hundreds of years, and suddenly someone as formidable as you shows up - it must have provoked some extraordinary person. Looking around the entire village, there's only you. When you arrived, I could tell that you're not an ordinary person."
Mo Zi Chen said, "You often enter the city and probably know the current situation. My true identity is that I am the legitimate daughter of the third emperor of the Great Hua Dynasty. My mother was once the empress dowager, and the newly enthroned emperor is my uncle."
She told Ren Gengxin her own life experience without hiding anything.
Ren Gengxin closed his eyes, silent for a long time. After a while, he said: "We are in a remote mountain village, these things are too far away from us, I didn't think that the high and mighty imperial court, the Son of Heaven's wrath would also descend upon our heads. My vision is limited to the deep mountains, I didn't think that the world is so big, looking at the divine land, it's just a corner."
Mo Zi Chen said, "I once thought that the grandeur of our nation and the vast expanse of our mountains and rivers were all there was to this world. But in reality, it's just a desolate island on the Kunwu continent. The true world is still far beyond what we have seen."
"So you can't die, don't you want to avenge me?"
Ren Geng Xin said with a stern expression: "What do you want to take revenge on me for?" He closed his eyes and said: "I couldn't stop them, it's my incompetence, but I won't shift the blame onto a weak woman. The one who saves people is the one who has a good intention in their heart, if we have to calculate gains and losses, settle accounts later, isn't that going against human nature?"
Mo Zi Chen grasped his hand: "No matter what, I don't want you to die. I must think of a way to save you and get out together!"
Ren Gengxin said in a bad temper: "You're really a silly girl, why are you so stubborn? Do you want to die with me here? You're just an apprentice who hasn't even entered the door, do you have the ability to deal with that demon?"
Mo Zi Chen shook his head and said: "I certainly don't have this skill, but my companion may have. To be honest with you, I had a fight with him last night."
She recounted her experience from start to finish and said, "If I can find those three, the four of us will join forces and we'll definitely be able to deal with that evil Daoist."
At this time, she suddenly thought of the talisman that Yu Wei had given to herself, and hurriedly took it out. Seeing that the light on it hadn't gone out, she exclaimed with great joy: "They should be not far from here!"
When Yu Wei gave her the token, he said that as long as they were within a ten-mile radius, the token would automatically send out a response. Obviously, they were within a ten-mile radius. Mo Zi Chen said: "My companions are nearby, I will definitely find them to help, now, you might as well tell me about your experience first, let me understand?"
Ren Gengxin started anew, only because he was desperate and didn't want to implicate Mo Zichen. Now that he had a chance to escape, he naturally wouldn't risk his life to play the hero, so he recounted what happened after he left the mountain.
He left the Ten Thousand Great Mountains three days after the massacre in Jinjun Village. He was the first to escape among the three of them.
He grew up in these mountains since he was a child and is extremely familiar with the roads. There is a small path that only he and Xiaojiao know about, which is hidden deep in the mountains, rugged and difficult to traverse, with poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, but it won't encounter any enemies. It's also his good luck that he managed to rush out of there. When he arrived at the prefecture, he just found out that those people who entered the mountain were actually the Imperial Guards!
This news also made him suddenly lose the idea of being an official, and he had offended Zhang Jian, a Taoist priest who was regarded as an old immortal by those barbarians. At that time, he didn't know that Zhang Jian was already dead, thinking that apart from the government office, this place was the territory of the barbarians, so he made up his mind to steal money and property from a wealthy family and escape northward. However, he didn't escape far before being caught by the current Taoist priest while walking on a mountain road.
"This person's magic seems to be even more powerful than the old Daoist, he can fly in mid-air without even gasping for breath. If it weren't for bringing us two along, I reckon he could fly for half a day without resting."
Mo Zi Chen nodded: "He has already built a solid foundation and is now impacting the Golden Elixir period, much more powerful than Zhang Jianke."
Only when the foundation is established can the master fly, Zhang Jian can also ride in the air, but essentially, it is close to the light work, neither high nor far, and this Taoist is very different.
Ren Gengxin said, "This Taoist is called Luo Suyu, who claims to be a descendant of Luo Gongyuan, an immortal who ascended to heaven in the distant past. Let's call him Luo Zu. He says that I have a special aura on my body, which is related to his journey this time. Perhaps the opportunity lies with me, and he wants me to guide him."
Mo Zi Chen couldn't help but burst out laughing: "This Taoist priest is really full of hot air!"
She had also seen the name of Luo Gongyuan in the Jade Annals, one of the few recorded immortals who had achieved ascension. The Luo teachings he left behind in the mortal world were among the top sects on the Kunwu continent, with a power that rivaled the Return to Origin Sect and the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect. If this Taoist had such an impressive background, would he still need to come to this mountain to cultivate evil arts?
Ren Geng Xīn continued: "I heard him say that he occasionally came to Lingnan for a tour, and found that there were divine objects born in the south, so he came from afar, riding on empty space."
Mo Zi Chen clapped her hands and said, "I understand! Among the 100,000 mountains, there is a mysterious creature born, with spiritual light covering the sky. It must have attracted someone's attention, and that's why he came here. The mysterious creature eats Dry Heaven Yin Yang Grass as food. You often carry that grass with you, so it must have been stained with aura, and that's how he found out."
Ren Geng Xin said, "Your guess is correct. He brought me back to the Ten Thousand Great Mountains again. It's been over a month now. The forbidden army in the mountains has also disappeared. He searched for several days in the mountains but didn't find anything."
Mo Zi Chen calculated the time and couldn't help but feel a little scared. Probably two days after she left the Ten Thousand Great Mountain, this Daoist with the surname Luo had arrived. Fortunately, she hadn't met him, otherwise, she might have already fallen into his hands. At his speed, he should be faster than her, probably passing through the Luo Floating Ridge several days earlier than her. Suddenly, she thought: "You're the one who discovered Lu Peng in the mountains, aren't you? I didn't expect him to hide in the mountains for so many days!"